Ubay, Bohol
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Ubay is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 65,900 people. The town has a land area of approximately 292.05 square kilometers (112.76 square miles), as the largest municipality in Bohol. It is situated 124 kilometers northeast from the provincial capital, Tagbilaran City.
The term 'ubay-ubay' or 'alongside' became the byword of inhabitants or traders who used to travel along the shorelines of Ubay to avoid the strong current of the famous Cunigao Channel.
In the hinterlands there was a single trail to follow by native folks in going to the center to trade. This trail was located alongside (ubay) the sandy beach. Later on the term Ubay became the original name of the community.
Before the Spanish regime, Ubay was a part of Talibon. Berudja Reyes became the renowned leader of the community and was very much respected by the Ubayanons. On January 15, 1876, it separated from Talibon to become an independent municipality. The first town executive was Toribio Reyes, the son of Berudja Reyes.
Ubay celebrates its town fiesta every 29th of January in honor of the patron saint.
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[edit] Places of Interest
- Ubay Stock Farm
One of the largest government stock farms in the country with an area of 4,500 hectares. It houses imported breeds of cattle are in the stock farm, a vast rolling hills and plains. It is a research facility for cattle, carabao, goat, sheep and even ostrich breeding.It is located in barangay Lomangog.
- Bohol Experimental Station
The Integrated Agricultural Research Center of Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas. It is a PhilRice's national lead agency for the planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of all rice research and development activities in the Philippines. It is stragetically located in barangay Gabi.
- Capayas Dam
One of the largerst dam in the province and located along the national highway in barangay Bay-ang.It the major source of water supply of the town for home use and irrigation.
- Ubay Agri-Park
The first of its kind in the Visayan region was recently launched to boost the agriculture and tourism industries in the area. A 100-hectare land situated along the national highway in Lomangog, Ubay. Ubay Agri-Park helps to promote agri-tourism or "farm tourism," is also a showcase of Bohol’s advancement in farm technology. Guests or visitors can interact with the park’s personnel on various aspects of farm technology, and they leave the park much richer in agricultural knowledge or production.
[edit] Transportation
The town is about 3 hours drive from Tagbilaran City. The Ubay People's Terminal serves a lot of buses and jeeps connecting to almost every municipalities in Bohol.
Ubay has two seaport. One which is located in the town center, Poblacion serves boats plying the busy Cebu-Bohol sea traffic, northwards to the town of Carlos P. Garcia and eastwards to port towns in Leyte. Another sea port is located in Barangay Union which serves people going to Leyte Island and vice versa.
Transportation within the town consists of tricycles, multicabs, jeepneys, buses and van. Multicabs and jeepneys ply the longer routes while vans are usually used for out-of-town travel.
[edit] Barangays
Ubay is politically subdivided into 44 barangays.
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[edit] Education
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[edit] Private Schools
- Grace Multi-Level School
- Holy Child Academy
- San Pascual Academy
- Sacred Heart Learning and Formation Center
- Ubay Seventh Day Adventist Multigrade School
- Icthus Christian Academy
- Bohol Northeastern Education Foundation
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[edit] Government
The incumbent Mayor Eutiquio M. Bernales Sr. was elected for his second term as town's chief executive since 2004 after Manuel Alesna who served from 1998-2004. Bernales also served as town mayor from 1992-1998.
Mayor: Eutiquio M. Bernales Sr.
Vice Mayor: Galicano Atup
Municipal Councilors:
- Clarita V. Alesna
- Nelson Uy
- Roselima Abapo
- Maximo Boyles Jr.
- Eustaquio "Bebot" Bacolod
- Diogracias Butawan
- Constantino Reyes
- Constancio Atuel
Ex-officio Councilors:
- Efren Tanjay - ABC President
- Roniel Boyonas - SK President
[edit] Radio Stations
Currently, Ubay has two radio stations in operation.
- Hot FM 102.3 MHz (FM Band) (Official Site)
- DYZD 1422 kHz (AM Band)
[edit] Banking Institutions
There is only one bank in Ubay. First Consolidated Bank was established in 1982 and located along the National Highway in Poblacion near the Ubay Central Elementary School. It is a private development bank that provides variety of services such as current accounts, saving deposits, and time deposits; foreign and domestic remittances; SSS collection; commercial, industrial and agricultural loans; motor vehicle loans; salary loans for public school teachers; and loans for SSS pensioners.
[edit] Notable Ubayanos
- Eutiquio Boyles - the fifth provincial governor of Bohol which served from October 16, 1916 - October 15, 1919. A barangay on his hometown was named after him.
- Erico B. Aumentado (born 1940) - the present provincial governor of Bohol, the only governor that served for three consective terms, former deputy speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, congressman for the three consecutive terms for 2nd District of Bohol, former provincial vice-governor and provincial board member.
- Arturo Mendez Evangelista - the first Boholano PNPAer to become the Provincial Director of Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO). Under his stewardship, the BPPO Police Mobile Group (701st PMG) was awarded as the PNP’s “PMG of the year 2006” nationwide for the first time.
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